# Quickstart

Get a QoreChain node running in minutes. Choose Docker Compose for the fastest setup, or build from source for full control.

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## Docker Compose (Recommended)

The simplest way to run a full QoreChain environment with all services pre-configured.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/qorechain/qorechain-core.git
cd qorechain-core
docker compose up -d
```

This starts the following services:

| Service            | Ports                                                                   | Description                                  |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **qorechain-node** | `26657` (RPC), `1317` (REST), `9090` (gRPC), `8545` (EVM), `8899` (SVM) | Full blockchain node with multi-VM support   |
| **ai-sidecar**     | `50051`                                                                 | AI anomaly detection and risk scoring engine |
| **indexer**        | --                                                                      | Block indexer for historical queries         |
| **postgres**       | `5432`                                                                  | Database backend for the indexer             |
| **prometheus**     | `9091`                                                                  | Metrics collection                           |
| **grafana**        | `3001`                                                                  | Monitoring dashboards                        |

Once all containers are healthy, your node begins syncing with the network.

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## Build from Source

### Prerequisites

* **Go 1.26+** with CGO enabled
* **Rust toolchain** (for compiling PQC cryptography and SVM runtime libraries)
* **Git**

### Build the Binary

```bash
CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -o qorechaind ./cmd/qorechaind/
```

### Initialize the Node

```bash
./qorechaind init my-node --chain-id qorechain-diana
```

This creates the default configuration and data directories under `~/.qorechaind/`.

### Start the Node

```bash
./qorechaind start
```

The node starts with default settings. See [Connecting to Testnet](broken://pages/fd9ca2509cc9b8a39c1318d7bac5371bb81d42df) for joining the live network with proper genesis and peer configuration.

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## Verify Installation

Confirm your node is running correctly:

```bash
# Check the binary version
./qorechaind version
```

```bash
# Query the node status via RPC
curl localhost:26657/status
```

A successful response includes the node's `moniker`, `network` (should be `qorechain-diana`), and current block height.

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## Next Steps

* [Connecting to Testnet](broken://pages/fd9ca2509cc9b8a39c1318d7bac5371bb81d42df) -- Join the live Diana testnet
* [Wallet Setup](broken://pages/9ffb9a5043fbbbd6eb475f989e74501f83802850) -- Configure a wallet to interact with the chain
* [Your First Transaction](broken://pages/7cf9050f16df0d7bb80cdc23398e393ac2e7a982) -- Send your first QOR transfer


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